Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market for our common stock
Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (symbol: ALGT). On February 3, 2023, the last sale price of our common stock was $100.67 per share. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sale prices for our common stock for the periods indicated.
Period High Low
2022
1st Quarter $ 195.66 $ 132.03
2nd Quarter 176.56 109.82
3rd Quarter 122.36 72.97
4th Quarter 84.89 62.94
2021
1st Quarter $ 271.29 $ 172.91
2nd Quarter 255.76 187.09
3rd Quarter 215.48 171.53
4th Quarter 206.40 163.60
As of February 1, 2023, there were approximately 200 holders of record of our common stock. Because many of our shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of beneficial holders.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table provides information regarding options, warrants and other rights to acquire equity securities under our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2022:
Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans (2)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)
42,000 $ 265.00 1,295,300
(1) There are no securities to be issued under any equity compensation plans not approved by our security holders.
(2) The shares shown as being issuable under equity compensation plans exclude unvested restricted stock awards of 429,868 as all restricted stock awards are deemed to have been issued. This number includes shares granted under our 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan and 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3) Our 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan applies a fungible ratio such that a full-value award, such as a restricted stock grant or restricted stock unit grant, will be counted at two times its number for purposes of the plan limit. As a result, a maximum of 647,650 shares of restricted stock are remaining for future issuance under the 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Dividend Policy
We paid a quarterly dividend from 2015 through first quarter 2020 when we suspended all cash dividends upon the onset of the pandemic. In addition, in connection with the Payroll Support Program Agreements we entered into with the Treasury, repurchases of common stock and the payment of cash dividends were prohibited through September 30, 2022. We have yet to recommence any cash dividends.
Our Repurchases of Equity Securities
The following table reflects repurchases of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2022:
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Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of our Publicly Announced Plan Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands) (2)
October 1,397 $ 72.99 None
November 308,449 78.41 308,449
December 69,106 81.29 69,080
Total 378,952 $ 78.92 377,529 $ 24,825
(1) Includes shares repurchased from employees who vested a portion of their restricted stock grants. These share repurchases were made at the election of each employee pursuant to an offer to repurchase by us. In each case, the shares repurchased constituted a portion of vested shares necessary to satisfy income tax withholding requirements.
(2) Represents the remaining dollar amount of open market purchases of our common stock which has been authorized by our board under a share repurchase program. In January 2023, our board increased the stock repurchase authority to $100.0 million.
Stock Price Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return on the Nasdaq Composite Index and the AMEX Airline Index since December 31, 2017. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2017 and that all dividends are reinvested. Stock price performance for the historical periods presented is not necessarily indicative of future results.
12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022
ALGT $ 100.00 $ 66.57 $ 116.08 $ 126.36 $ 124.94 $ 48.01
Nasdaq Composite Index 100.00 96.12 129.97 186.69 226.63 151.61
AMEX Airline Index 100.00 77.65 94.17 71.15 69.91 45.24
The stock price performance graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this annual report on Form 10-K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
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Item 6. (Reserved)
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